Tennessee education chief: 'No change' not an option

Huffman emphasizes tests, reviews are informative, not punitive

6:28 PM,
Jul. 24, 2013

Kevin Huffman

Written by

Chris Smith
Leaf-Chronicle

A lot has changed under the tenure of Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman - from teacher evaluations to new testing technology to Common Core standards - and he emphasized on Wednesday that these changes are critical to the future of education in the state.

Many of these changes have drawn the ire of teachers, of parents, of county leaders. But that's to be expected.

"When you change a lot of things, there are people who don't appreciate the importance of the changes," Huffman said in a meeting with Leaf-Chronicle editors. ...